Help Disassembling Steering Column 2530-01-126-3432

[brianp454]

I'm trying to disassemble the Steering Column 2530-01-126-3432 from a 5 ton truck. The TM's only show it as an assembly and does not show a parts breakdown. Have any of you ever taken one of these apart?

 

[INFChief]

Do you have access to the parts manual? They often have nice exploded views.

 

[gringeltaube]

Do you have access to the parts manual? They often have nice exploded views.

OP is right: no exploded views of this, in the 5-ton parts TMs...

Have any of you ever taken one of these apart?

I did - and don't recall having had any issues, at all.

The upper end of the column & all the parts are identical to the Deuces: see TM 9-2320-361-34P, Fig. 115


For the 5-ton column, after removing the horn contact (pic attached), as well as parts 17-19, the shaft comes out of the housing pipe, at the upper end.
You will then see where the wire - which goes through the hollow shaft - comes out of it and connects to the insulated brass sleeve.